Yongnian: Center of Taijiquan?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:52 am
Having read YM's and Stephen's statements on the other thread re Yongnian, I would be curious to know what is practiced there now.
Given that the Yangs were (arguably) the most famous martial family in modern CMA history, and their MA has spread worldwide in a fashion that Yang Luchan surely did not imagine in his wildest dreams - is the village cashing in on its heritage the way that Chenjiagou is?
Is there a Taiji school(s), museum, etc, in the village?
Is the Taiji practiced there of a particularly high quality?
I understand that most of the Yangs lived most of their lives in Beijing...where does the Yongnian tradition hail from?
What do people think of the sets practiced there today? YM has posted some very interesting clips (which to my eye, at least, is barely recognizable as Taiji), and I wonder what others think of it; Is this legitimate?
Is there any pre-Taiji Yongnian martial art there that Yang LC might have learned as a nipper?
The Chen village schools, and, indeed, many students of the schools and masters in the surrounding areas, are frequent parcicipants in Henan tournaments, in both PH and form. Do the Yongnian people compete?
Given that the Yangs were (arguably) the most famous martial family in modern CMA history, and their MA has spread worldwide in a fashion that Yang Luchan surely did not imagine in his wildest dreams - is the village cashing in on its heritage the way that Chenjiagou is?
Is there a Taiji school(s), museum, etc, in the village?
Is the Taiji practiced there of a particularly high quality?
I understand that most of the Yangs lived most of their lives in Beijing...where does the Yongnian tradition hail from?
What do people think of the sets practiced there today? YM has posted some very interesting clips (which to my eye, at least, is barely recognizable as Taiji), and I wonder what others think of it; Is this legitimate?
Is there any pre-Taiji Yongnian martial art there that Yang LC might have learned as a nipper?
The Chen village schools, and, indeed, many students of the schools and masters in the surrounding areas, are frequent parcicipants in Henan tournaments, in both PH and form. Do the Yongnian people compete?